Rome in 3 days: itinerary with walking times
Spending 3 days in Rome? This plan fits 16 sights into 3 relaxed days, ordered so you walk as little as possible. Highlights include Colosseum, Roman Forum & Palatine Hill and Capitoline Museums & Piazza del Campidoglio. Every stop lists opening hours, prices, the walk to the next one and good places to eat nearby.
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Day 1 Ancient Rome · Centro Storico
- 09:00
Colosseum
The Roman amphitheatre: timed slot required, ticket is also valid for the Forum and Palatine.
Opening hours: Daily 08:30–16:30 (from 25 Oct; until 24 Oct 08:30–18:30), last entry 15:30
Price: €18Eat nearby: Aroma (Italian · €€€ · Ancient Rome) · 6 min walk
Il Bocconcino (Roman · €€ · Termini & Esquilino) · 6 min walk - 🚶 0.6 km · 8 min walk → Roman Forum & Palatine Hill
- 10:45
Roman Forum & Palatine Hill
The political heart of ancient Rome and the Palatine hill, on the same ticket as the Colosseum.
Opening hours: Daily 09:00–16:30 (from 25 Oct; until 24 Oct 09:00–18:30), last entry 15:30
Price: €18Eat nearby: La Taverna dei Fori Imperiali (Roman · €€ · Ancient Rome) · 5 min walk
Cavour 313 (Wine bar · €€ · Ancient Rome) · 6 min walk - 🚶 0.5 km · 6 min walk → Capitoline Museums & Piazza del Campidoglio
- Lunch suggestion La Taverna dei Fori Imperiali (Roman · €€ · Ancient Rome)
near Roman Forum & Palatine Hill · 🚶 0.4 km · 5 min walk - 14:30
Capitoline Museums & Piazza del Campidoglio
The world’s oldest public museums on Michelangelo’s Campidoglio square, with the Marcus Aurelius statue and a rooftop view.
Opening hours: Daily 09:30–19:30, last entry 18:30
Price: €15Eat nearby: Terre e Domus (Roman · €€ · Ancient Rome) · 6 min walk
Giggetto al Portico d'Ottavia (Roman · €€€ · Centro Storico) · 7 min walk - 🚶 0.3 km · 3 min walk → Vittoriano (Altare della Patria)
- 16:45
Vittoriano (Altare della Patria)
The white marble monument on Piazza Venezia; the panoramic terrace lift gives one of Rome’s best views.
Opening hours: Daily 09:30–19:30, last entry 18:45 (monument free; panoramic terrace with ticket)
Price: FreeEat nearby: Terre e Domus (Roman · €€ · Ancient Rome) · 3 min walk
La Taverna dei Fori Imperiali (Roman · €€ · Ancient Rome) · 8 min walk - 🚶 0.7 km · 9 min walk → Largo di Torre Argentina
- 17:30
Largo di Torre Argentina
Sunken ruins of four Republican temples where Caesar was killed, now home to a cat sanctuary.
Opening hours: Always open (viewed from street level)
Price: FreeEat nearby: Salumeria Roscioli (Market & deli · €€€ · Centro Storico) · 5 min walk
Sora Margherita (Roman · €€ · Centro Storico) · 5 min walk - Dinner suggestion Salumeria Roscioli (Market & deli · €€€ · Centro Storico)
near Largo di Torre Argentina · 🚶 0.4 km · 5 min walk
Day 2 Centro Storico · Tridente & Villa Borghese
- 09:00
Campo de’ Fiori
Lively square with a produce market in the morning and bars in the evening.
Opening hours: Market Mon–Sat 07:00–14:00; square always open
Price: FreeEat nearby: Forno Campo de' Fiori (Pizza · € · Centro Storico) · 2 min walk
Osteria da Fortunata (Roman · €€ · Centro Storico) · 2 min walk - 🚶 0.5 km · 7 min walk → Piazza Navona
- 09:45
Piazza Navona
Baroque square on the shape of an ancient stadium, with Bernini’s Fountain of the Four Rivers.
Opening hours: Always open (square)
Price: FreeEat nearby: Da Francesco (Roman · €€ · Centro Storico) · 4 min walk
Pizzeria da Baffetto (Pizza · €€ · Centro Storico) · 5 min walk - 🚶 0.4 km · 6 min walk → Pantheon
- 10:30
Pantheon
The best-preserved building of ancient Rome, with its open oculus; still a church, timed ticket.
Opening hours: Daily 09:00–19:00, last entry 18:30
Price: €7Eat nearby: Armando al Pantheon (Roman · €€€ · Centro Storico) · 2 min walk
Casa Coppelle (Italian · €€€ · Centro Storico) · 5 min walk - 🚶 0.8 km · 10 min walk → Trevi Fountain
- Lunch suggestion Armando al Pantheon (Roman · €€€ · Centro Storico)
near Pantheon · 🚶 0.2 km · 2 min walk - 14:30
Trevi Fountain
Rome’s largest Baroque fountain; toss a coin over your shoulder. Very busy, go early or late.
Opening hours: Always open (square); the walkway down to the basin needs a €2 ticket: daily 09:00–22:00, Mon and Fri from 11:30, last entry 21:00
Price: FreeEat nearby: Antica Birreria Peroni (Roman · €€ · Centro Storico) · 5 min walk
Terre e Domus (Roman · €€ · Ancient Rome) · 9 min walk - 🚶 0.8 km · 10 min walk → Spanish Steps & Piazza di Spagna
- 15:30
Spanish Steps & Piazza di Spagna
The 135-step stairway to Trinità dei Monti above Piazza di Spagna. Sitting on the steps is fined.
Opening hours: Always open (steps)
Price: FreeEat nearby: Gina (Market & deli · €€ · Tridente & Villa Borghese) · 3 min walk
Otello alla Concordia (Roman · €€ · Tridente & Villa Borghese) · 4 min walk - 🚶 1.0 km · 12 min walk → Piazza del Popolo & the Pincio
- 16:30
Piazza del Popolo & the Pincio
A grand neoclassical square with an obelisk; climb to the Pincio terrace for a sunset view over Rome.
Opening hours: Always open (square and Pincio terrace)
Price: FreeEat nearby: Dal Bolognese (Italian · €€€ · Tridente & Villa Borghese) · 2 min walk
Il Brillo Parlante (Pizza · €€ · Tridente & Villa Borghese) · 4 min walk - Dinner suggestion Dal Bolognese (Italian · €€€ · Tridente & Villa Borghese)
near Piazza del Popolo & the Pincio · 🚶 0.2 km · 2 min walk
Day 3 Vatican & Prati · Trastevere
- 09:00
Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel
Raphael Rooms, galleries and Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel; book a time slot online to skip the queue.
Opening hours: Mon–Sat 08:00–20:00, last entry 18:00; last Sunday of the month 09:00–14:00 (free, last entry 12:30); closed other Sundays
Price: €20Eat nearby: Hostaria Dino e Tony (Roman · €€ · Vatican & Prati) · 7 min walk
Pizzarium Bonci (Pizza · € · Vatican & Prati) · 9 min walk - 🚶 0.7 km · 9 min walk → St. Peter’s Basilica & Square
- Lunch suggestion Hostaria Dino e Tony (Roman · €€ · Vatican & Prati)
near Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel · 🚶 0.5 km · 7 min walk - 14:00
St. Peter’s Basilica & Square
The world’s largest church, with Michelangelo’s Pietà; the dome climb needs its own ticket. Cover shoulders and knees.
Opening hours: Daily 07:00–20:00 (dome daily 07:30–17:00 from 26 Oct; until 25 Oct 07:00–18:00)
Price: FreeEat nearby: Il Sorpasso (Wine bar · €€ · Vatican & Prati) · 12 min walk
Il Matriciano (Roman · €€ · Vatican & Prati) · 13 min walk - 🚶 1.3 km · 17 min walk → Castel Sant’Angelo
- 15:45
Castel Sant’Angelo
Hadrian’s mausoleum turned papal fortress, with a terrace overlooking the Tiber and St. Peter’s.
Opening hours: Tue–Sun 09:00–19:30, last entry 18:30 (closed Mon)
Price: €18Eat nearby: Il Sorpasso (Wine bar · €€ · Vatican & Prati) · 9 min walk
Da Francesco (Roman · €€ · Centro Storico) · 9 min walk - 🚇 25 min by bus (line Bus 23 (Lungotevere) or 280 / 870; on foot via Ponte Sisto about 35 min: Lepanto or Piazza Risorgimento → Trastevere / Lungotevere) · 2.0 km · 24 min walk → Trastevere
- 17:30
Trastevere
Cobbled lanes, ivy-covered houses and trattorias; liveliest in the evening.
Opening hours: Always open (neighbourhood)
Price: FreeEat nearby: Da Augusto (Roman · € · Trastevere) · 2 min walk
Glass Hostaria (Italian · €€€ · Trastevere) · 3 min walk - 🚶 0.2 km · 2 min walk → Santa Maria in Trastevere
- 18:00
Santa Maria in Trastevere
One of Rome’s oldest churches, with a glittering 12th-century apse mosaic on the piazza.
Opening hours: Daily 07:30–21:00 (indicative)
Price: FreeEat nearby: Glass Hostaria (Italian · €€€ · Trastevere) · 3 min walk
Da Augusto (Roman · € · Trastevere) · 3 min walk - Dinner suggestion Glass Hostaria (Italian · €€€ · Trastevere)
near Santa Maria in Trastevere · 🚶 0.2 km · 3 min walk
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Last updated: 10 October 2026